chef d'orchestre

/ʃɛf dɔʁ.kɛstʁ/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les chefs d'orchestre

Meaning

  1. conductor

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

metteur en scène

Close — a conductor and a director both lead a performance, in different domains.

Similar in other languages

German

Dirigent

Dirigent is the German word for the same thing — both mean "conductor."

Portuguese

maestro

maestro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "conductor."

Practice

1 What does chef d'orchestre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le chef d'___ dirige l'ensemble avec passion.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches chef d'orchestre?

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